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Actress and director Asia Argento created this mesmerising series of film shorts exclusively for SHOWstudio over the course of October 2006. The vignettes, drawing on an ad-hoc 'video diary' aesthetic but in fact painstakingly directed, intertwine reality with fantasy thanks to a script devised by Emma Forrest that confuses fiction with reality.

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partymonger12:30 18 Oct 2006they say life is a stage, do you feel this is your life as well?? i really enjoy these video diaries Asia, I personally fell like I am knowing you better, and your triumphs and pain......

silvergem12:54 18 Oct 2006watching these videos is making me restless. Hungry. Thirsty. I am drinking some white wine. I am smoking a joint.

la13:14 18 Oct 2006Asia,I am in such admiration of youfor doing this ,well done .I hope you don't mind me asking but I think you have great personal style and as my great pleasure in life is Fashion,can I ask if you have favorite designers?

QOELET14:44 18 Oct 2006Why you don't talk about witches?Paura..your family have a lot witches..

ampersand18:16 18 Oct 2006The general population are strange when it comes to fame, aren't they? I admire your bravery, especially sharing your thoughts so freely with the rest of us. Thank you.

Se'an O'Brien11:26 21 Oct 2006No one has ever had a happy childhood. No one. We were all just pretending to be adults until we could do it ourselves, and that's the part that counts. Where you're at right now is all that counts.

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Actress and director Asia Argento created this mesmerising series of film shorts exclusively for SHOWstudio, presented as a 'video diary' with films uploaded at 12:00, 18:00 or 00:00 GMT each day between 16 and 25 October 2006. These shorts, captured during Argento's London promotion of the feature film Marie Antoinette, draw on DIY reportage aesthetics but are actually painstakingly directed by Argento and Nick Knight.

The films intertwine reality with fantasy, sometimes following a script devised by author Emma Forrest and hence blurring the line between fiction with reality. Interspersed amongst the narrative are films exploring the theme of 'Twenty-three words beginning with 'F',' sparking monologues on everything from fetish to Florence and allowing a tantalising and candid insight into Argento's mind (or perhaps not).

Originally presented as entries on the SHOWstudio blog, the comments made by SHOWstudio users are displayed alongside the films here, forming a narrative in themselves of viewers perceptions of Argento's actions and the suspension of disbelief as they follow the fiction/fact narrative of this unique film series.

Please note: A selection of the original 2006 films have become corrupted and cannot be shown. They are represented by stills and the original viewers' commentary from the SHOWstudio blog.